ARCHway Institute

10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY GALA

Photos and story by James Anderson

Guests gathered at the LiUNA Event Center in Sunset Hills to celebrate ARCHway Institute’s 10-year anniversary as a nonprofit that addresses addiction and substance abuse in the metro area. Attendees were greeted with raffle tickets, a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres, “mocktails” and dinner while guest speakers conveyed the continued vision of ARCHway Institute. This event serves as a fundraiser supporting its efforts to provide treatment, educational services and other resources to anyone seeking recovery from what ARCHway Institute’s website calls “the disease of addiction.”

Visit LADUENEWS.COM to see more fabulous photos from this event! ln ARCHway Institute is celebrating 10 years of service at tonight’s annual gala and auction! We are incredibly excited to celebrate our work over the last 10 years and recognize our founding families along with the board of directors, staff, volunteers and supporters who make it possible for us to provide education, peer support and financial assistance to help people find recovery! As always, this event celebrates that recovery from substance use disorders is possible, and the number of people in the room tonight who are in recovery is proof of that.

Kael and Negar Maness Lisa Toth, John Cook Nima Sievers, Michelle Nutt Chinar Slivany, Bayar Saeed

Erica Pfeiffer, Donna Whiteley, Helena Wilson Dan and Jan Stuckey, John Stuckey, Suneal Menzies, Judy and Percy Menzies

Kathy Jaegers, Diana Marburger Paul Helm, Karen King

MEMBER PROFILE

Past

In 1914, inspired by his postgraduate studies in Europe and sparked by a suggestion from his friend Helen Keller, St. Louis ear surgeon Dr. Max Goldstein launched CID. He envisioned a school where doctors, educators and parents would work together to help deaf children learn to listen and talk. Since then, CID has made major contributions to the science and clinical practice of audiology and classroom research with significant impact on the field of deaf education. Generous support from the St. Louis community has enabled thousands of CID students to attend schools alongside children with typical hearing.

Each year, CID provides a highly individualized listening and spoken language education for up to 200 area children. CID professionals work closely with parents to help them maximize their child’s listening and learning in the earliest years of brain development.

CID serves children from birth to age 12. CID teachers are experts at teaching listening, speech, language, social and academic skills through play and hands-on activities coupled with more structured, small-group lessons. All programs incorporate a team approach –with parents at the center. CID school programs feature onsite pediatric audiology, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy and family services.

CID offers a high level of service from a multidisciplinary group of master’s- and doctorallevel professionals dedicated to the success and well-being of each child. In 2021, professionals in 55 countries and all U.S. states accessed CID Emerson Center for Professional Development classroom curricula and continuing education courses. Along with increased collaborations with university researchers and others, CID promises to continue its proud tradition as a leader in listening and spoken language education for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.

By Maggie Peters | Photo by Phillip Hamer, courtesy of The Muny ON THE BOARD: DENNY REAGAN

Inspiredbyitshistory,DennyReaganwasmovedtojointheCentralInstitutefortheDeaf BoardofDirectorsin2003aftertouringitsfacility.“It’sheartwarmingtoseechildrenwhoaredeaf havingmeaningfulconversations–whetherit’saboutschoolorhobbiesorwhatthey’rehaving forlunch,”Reagansays.“Witnessingtheresultsofthiseducationandtraininghasbroughtmeso muchsatisfaction.”

ReaganwasnamedpresidentoftheboardinJanuaryandislookingforwardtohelpingCID continuetoexpand.“CIDprovidestoolstoworkwithstudentswhoaredeaforhardofhearing tomorethan4,000professionalsoutsideSt.Louis,”hesays.“They’vegraduatedthousandsona nationalandeveninternationallevel;CIDissoimportanttothecommunity.”

Present Future

“After the tour and seeing the great work they were accomplishing, I immediately joined the board. It’s wonderful to be a part of it.“

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